"In the remote north of Vietnam, girls are disappearing. These girls, some as young as 13, are victims of bride trafficking, having been kidnapped and taken to China to be sold into marriage. According to child rights organisation Plan International, this type of forced marriage has been growing slowly but steadily over the past decade" (para 1-2).

“In the remote north of Vietnam, girls are disappearing. These girls, some as young as 13, are victims of bride trafficking, having been kidnapped and taken to China to be sold into marriage. According to child rights organization Plan International, this type of forced marriage has been growing slowly but steadily over the past decade. Exacerbated by a decades-long one-child policy, a preference for sons is deeply embedded within Chinese society, leading to a growing gender imbalance within the country” (para 1-3). "Life for this community is extremely hard. Another tactic traffickers use is spending months getting to know a girl, pretending to be a new friend or boyfriend, before...more

“Government figures state that there were 300 trafficking cases between January and March 2017, while Child Helpline has received nearly 8,000 trafficking-related calls in the past three years alone” (para 20). This indicates that there is a helpline to address trafficking (CEM – CODER COMMENT). “Plan International is working in schools and communities in Ha Giang province to ensure that girls in particular are aware of the dangers of human trafficking and with local agencies to push the government to do more to find the missing girls and bring those responsible to justice” (para 21).

"Since Mi's disappearance, three other girls from the remote mountain village have been kidnapped, despite there being only about 50 inhabitants" (para 10). "Government figures state that there were 300 trafficking cases between January and March 2017, while Child Helpline has received nearly 8,000 trafficking-related calls in the past three years alone" (para 20).

"Plan International is working in schools and communities in Ha Giang province to ensure that girls in particular are aware of the dangers of human trafficking and with local agencies to push the government to do more to find the missing girls and bring those responsible to justice" (para 21).

"Mi's sister-in-law has been particularly badly affected. As a result of the kidnappings she will no longer let any of the female family members go out of the village alone and she will only go to the market if accompanied by her husband. She worries every day about what the future will hold for her young daughter if these kidnappings continue" (para 11). This indicates a lack of safety, if women do not feel safe enough to go to the market unaccompanied (CEM - CODER COMMENT).

"In the remote north of Vietnam, girls are disappearing. These girls, some as young as 13, are victims of bride trafficking, having been kidnapped and taken to China to be sold into marriage. According to child rights organisation Plan International, this type of forced marriage has been growing slowly but steadily over the past decade" (para 1-2). "Government figures state that there were 300 trafficking cases between January and March 2017, while Child Helpline has received nearly 8,000 trafficking-related calls in the past three years alone. Plan International is working in schools and communities in Ha Giang province to ensure that girls in particular are aware of the dangers of...more

According to the WHO violence and homocide statistics, the total femicide rate as of 2015 was 0.7 per 100,000 female population. For ages 15-44, the rate was calculated to be 0.33 per 100,000 female population.

“About 2% of all women reported sexual violence since they were 15 years old [by a man other than a husband or partner]…Fully 3% of all women reported sexual abuse before they were 15 years old [by a man other than a husband or partner]” (17). The survey defined sexual violence of a woman after 15 years old as being forced by someone other than her partner to have sex or perform a sexual act when she did not want to. The survey defined sexual violence of a girl before 15 years old as being sexually touched or being forced to do something sexual that she did not want to...more

“10% of ever-married women reported in interviews that they experienced sexual violence [by their husbands] in their lifetime and 4% in the past 12 months” (16). The survey categorized sexual violence of a woman as being forced to have sexual intercourse when she did not want to, having sexual intercourse when she did not want to because she was afraid of what her partner might do, being forced to do something sexual that she found degrading or humiliating, or being forced to have sex with another person (TPJ - CODER COMMENT).

According to the 2018 WHO statistical report, the proportion of married or in-union women of reproductive age (15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisified wih modern methods is 69.7 (latest available data for 2007-2017).

According to the 2018 WHO statistical report, the under-five (0-5 years) mortality rate is 21.6 per 1000 live births and the neonatal mortality rate (infants who die within 28 days of birth) is 11.5 per 1000 live births (data is from 2016).

According to the 2018 WHO statistical report, the average life expectancy for both sexes is 76.3 years, with the average life expectancy being 71.7 years for men and 80.9 years for women (data taken from global health estimates 2000-2016).